God has created human beings as male and female, equal in personal dignity, and has called them to a vocation of love and of communion. Everyone should accept his or her identity as male or female, recognizing its importance for the whole of the person, its specificity and complementarity.
Further reading: CCC 2331-2336, 2392-2393
488. What is chastity?
Chastity means the positive integration of sexuality within the person. Sexuality becomes truly human when it is integrated in a correct way into the relationship of one person to another. Chastity is a moral virtue, a gift of God, a grace, and a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Further reading: CCC 2337-2338
489. What is involved in the virtue of chastity?
The virtue of chastity involves an apprenticeship in self-mastery as an expression of human freedom directed towards self-giving. Man gains dignity and peace by ridding himself of slavery to his own passions. This calls for integral and continuation of formation, which is brought about in stages, and is necessary to achieve this goal.
Further reading: CCC 2339-2341
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